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THE OREGON DAILY . JOURNAL FORTLAND.' FRIDAY 'EVZin!Q. FESRUAnY ,3. i::J.
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Report
H? Leaves Little Doubt a to
'X:'' Ir Its Passage." ""!
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- SPECIAL fe LECTION IS r'rrrt
NECESSARY TO RA Tlr;T
.TvJ Emergency ClaiJee .Struck; Out
ana uauor.-imefesx our-
i f i 4 render Vital Points.
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Salenv, Or.. Feb, l.By th report ot
, 5'"th aouae committee an th ravtsloa ot
Uws, irHt4 this morning. tbeJaju
' tolll amending the local option lifvu
""""medlflsa ao essentially that there ls"41t
T t(e doubt entertained a t Ua passage.
The liquor Intereate hare aurrendere
, en. torn -ot the moat Vital point at la.
, " sua. Evn.ln It modlned form the bill
J not te become a law until ratine bj
" f the .people at a. special ejection to be
i '. held next. June. .. The plan to override
; the people .will baa proved an .utter
."' rallarav-." '. ! . , '-- -;
' The prln'cipl of "preclnrr' local op
tion, a distinguished from dlatrlct or
i .county leeat-option, IS retained In h
amended bill, .and tha opinion la gener-
V-ally expressed that with the people at
'. large this will be approved.' That- pro.
-vision -of thearlglnal blU which made
l.thJooal optima law nappmeui ,
tMtt" lTwm " - - -
T MtVM. and whlrh we stricken out, waa
'-, jwrnt of the moat jabjectlonablo feature
. of the bill, f ,1 j-..:,'. .''.; ". "
-The percentage of registered.-rotera
" who muat elf n the petition for an elee
. "tloa hss-slso been reduced from 40 to0
ZZ7. and mar -be further reduced, to JSbefore
.' " the bill pasaea. Electtona ahall not be
.: Jield oftener than every two, years, -v'
f The . amended -WU oUlkea out alto
. ther tha eectlon of the original bill.
... providing; that If J per cent af the
"voter of any county., precinct -or die-'-trR-t"
went-dry laat November aredta
VaatlaAed 4lth the remlt, they may call
M-a apecjal jelecUon for Aha reaubaalaUMi
",' f the Question . "
,'. v The emaraency ctouaa U alao atrlcken
out and In its place Is provlalon that
' the measure If paused by tha lefflelature
' """and .approved by the governor, shall be
" nubmitud to the" people for their ap-
- proval at tha apodal election next June,
n ' t" 0,11 so amended la expected to
' come up for peasace early next week-
r-r- Reprewmtmttvea of ths liquor Inter-
- esta profesa ' to be aaflafted- with the
amendment made In committee. Their
acquiescence la . believed to hav-been
'-. very reluctant, for they had counted
upon paaalng the Jayne blU In Its orlf
Inal form. - - r-; , .rcvvc;'
Ht,- mmwn precinom a-
1 TBIE0T0 CROSS RIVER i
ON ANHDPEN BRIDGE
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An unknown "young -man tried to een-
tlnue his Journey acroaa the river from
- , the Morrison street bridge notwlthstand
"i "lng tho fact that the draw -waa openf
the law of gravitation and bta No. IS
:aho.irrled him Into th ch1UX-watt
' - of the placid Willamette. Although he
' drooord Is- feet the fall did not hurt
him and a shrieked for heh Frank
- a Jderiilll heard hla aathetlo.erlea. rowM
la the seen of the aceiaent,founr the
. young, man clinging to timber which
: iad lodged against : one of - tha piers,.
--j dragged him lnt the boat, and took Mm
m. to - tho - ahore thoroughly - eh Hied.- The
:. atranger explained that h did not know
' the draw was open. I He noticd that the
gales. were closed and he-climbed over
.' them. . 1 , . . v - - , '
FIVE WAGONS SMASHED,
" HOBSE IS UNINJURED
Hitched to aa exprema wagon to which
. 'Were attached four other light Vehicles,
a' horse-, ran away late yesterday after-
noon on" Front street and dashed, down
- the allp leading to ' the ' Washington
street dock. , Reaching the foot of the
. slip he ran with full force agalnat a
...ateamboat boiler and fell like a ohot;
. the five wagons telescopedV completely
wrecking them. When the horse ' wsa
. dug from the debris It wa found that
-he- had escaped any serious injurjt1"t
... he acted .'locoed" as he tottered ujr the.
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LIKE A BALMY DAY
aircENTLtr-spRms
.; While the thermometer still registers
.. 14 degrees above sero- at Portland, the
( Wind baa fallen and tha weather Is like!
. that exDetienced In the SDrtnettene. . The
f aun Itsa been shining brightly all da4
but District rorecaeter Beala states
that the Indications a for unsettled1
Weather here- tonight - and -tomorrow.
"Ksln will probably.. fall .In. southern:
egqn wiimn tne next n Hours, it fs
still cold in the eastern and -middle
western states. C .
-FAILING TO DIE, HE -;
;; ;;;;:js held for perjury
Ben Baker, h -wti arrested format
tempting to commit suicide, was found
. guilty In- municipal court thm morning
, of discharging flresrms inside the city
limits and was fined 120. On the wit'
i tea stand Wednesday heswore that h
Instructed the district attoraev ia. file
'-anmfoTmatum agttlnst Tilm for perjury
anq n waa neia in tne sum or si.aoo,
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: ; W. fX T. V, AT DATTOS.' ' ' " C
. (Spertel Dispatch tAbXbe-jwrul.)
naytcn, Or..' Feb. l.-The W, C T. V.
J institute cloned last evening with a lee
. i tur by Mrs.r Addison, stst president,
-,. from Portland, after a, very Interesting
; session., O.wlwa; to the pleasant weather,
- jihera was a (large attendance from the
jcountry and neighboring towns. la tha
oratorical contest of .Wednesday even-
Ing. Mies Leona Glass wa the silver
" medal. :. .
Get Rid
pf Scrofula
: - Banclna, eruptlooa, lonaamationa, eors
asi of tb syelldJ and ears, diseases of the
; bone, rtcksta, dyrpepala, eatarrh, wasUng,
, pr ooly soma of U troubles H causes,
: It It rary acCra avU, making bavo of
tb wool Irsiem,
Hood'sSorscpmlla
XradlcaaM It, ears all ltd asanlfastailooa,
gad buiwu ap tb srhola tyaUaa. ,-
Accept M aabatltuld. ' " "" -"'' "
BY OFFICIAL COUNT r
. IIOCH HAS 35 WIVES
More Deluded Women Claim to
Have Been Spouses of the '
. I ,' Modern Blue-Beard.
Jnanl Hofvlsl Bervlee.i s
Crfrcago. Feb. Today Chief of Po-
cs O'Neill received a telegram trom the
chief of polio of Pasadena, CU stating
that Martha Ilersfend there had recog
nlsed a photo of Johsnn lloch - as the
man whom ehe married In Chicago In
k(. - This makes tha wint of Hoch
aliased wive IS. --
. New tork dispatches state that Hock
say that hi arreat Is a ease of ml'
taken Identity and that he can prove
that-n-wa -In Germany at the time
when many of the crime . . charged
aaalnat him were committed. :
It la bow charged that more than two
and "tone . half ouncea of arsenic wa
found In tha body of Mrs. Mrya Welker
Hoch and the grand jury will be eased
to Indict Hoch. for murder.
INSURANCE CASE GOES - - -TO
FEDERAL COURT
The Fidelity A Casualty company, of
New Tork, waa granted a removal from
the state circuit court lo the federal
oourt. In the. ease brought by Mabel
M. Rosendale to recover, 1,00 com
bination aocldent on a policy held by
her husband. Otto M. Rosendale. Tb
company take advanUge of federal
sUtute which provides that when one of
the litigants la a ce involving tl.00
or mora reside In another state, hi may
semi re removal of the cause to the fed
eral court. A bond 1 glYi by the com
pany. Indemnifying Mrs. Boaendal la
any sam th federal court may adjudge
her entitled lo. - . .
Otto M. Rosendale wa burned to
death tn a hotel at Kalivma Wash., last
fall and litre. Roeemlale now haa pend
ing tw suite . to collect-life and acci
dent - policle. u J-i
anaiAaT ooAVitxnM wnt.i ;
' " Jeemsl gseeisl aerrlee.) . ; . -r v
Mona. Belgium. Feb. t. Mot than
14.000 coal ' miner struck today for
higher wagea Th National Congrea of
Miner wHl meet soon to consider a gen
era) atrlk. - ... '.: :- .!.,.-
vxm or
(Joaraal Special Bsrrlee.1 - .'
Johnstown, N. T- Feb. I. Jay Antia,
hla wife and twa grown op daughters
perished (n a-Br which destroyed the
Anti horn at an early hour thla morn
tng.,;.i'.t yr-r -, .:j': .:
.". BirsAZ. 1 aAirnvrrer ' Ac. .1 .
' ' (Journal gpectal Rertlee j 1 ' ,
.Washington, Feb. J. TH nous com
mittee an Judiciary today authorised a
favorable report on the .Clayton bill to
repeal th " bankruptcy act, ., . .. . -.- -
: aAJUfS TO CBVIM."-
: '-(Joaraal Bpeelal Jtervlce.y
Berlin. Feb. I. It I announced that
the ' kaiser. - kaiser In and .Prince Eltel
Frederick - will ahdrtly Urt- fcr a
Cruise 6f th Mediterranean. ? ' i
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, uexvexs.
Twenty-flve business msn of Portland
appeared m municipal court thla morning
on the charg f raUuraJo pay tneir
quarterly llcenaa. t -r-rrrf: '
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FSBIOITAXi.
Mis Van Dyke of Fort Steven
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registered at tha Portland.
John -Cs-81atr;:- a -business man. of
Seattle, la regtstered. at the Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. &V J. Clough and chil
dren of, Arlington, are registered at th
Imperial. "' , - -i .'
i. Dr. J. M. Keene, a physician and poli
tician of Medford, I a guest at th im
perial. .;r:...i -.-" i . ; :
F. W. Benson, attorney of Roseburg,
I stopping at the Imperlat -
8. 3. Donaldson of Pralrt City I reg-
latered at th Perkins. - .
K"8. Woodcock of. Corvauls 1 reg
istered at th Perkins.
Dr-Ai Welch,-a business man of As
toria, 1 registered at th Parkin.
- R. J. Olnn of Moto Is registered at
tb Prkln. .-.-' .....i.J V.;.-; ..
Ivoula Russell la back" from a several
weeka' -visit to th resorts and cities
of southern California. " ; -
SAW
Th . prominent railroad man avolda
getting his name Into print even when
a decided advantage might arise from
publication A case In point occurred
several "year ago when F. A.- Delano
waa mada general manager of the Bur
lington road.--., ' -
'A t newapaper ' man went : to the new
general' manager and asked him for his
photograph in connection with the an
houdotmnf f hTe appointment "Mr.
Delano begged hla visitor not te tie a
photograph and to "pas over hi promo
tion with a brief paragraph, 1f publi
cation wa neceaaary..- The reporter,
thinking it was th customary bluff he
always met In other circles, politely In
slated that hla 'paper muat hav a pho-
tograpn in oraer to give tne new gen
eral manager a proper "send-off."
"But. ray dear fellow," insisted Mr.
Delano. -1 .don't want a proper' end
off.' Tou will greatly oblige m If ya
don t ernmentlon It. You ee where
an under official's name is in th psper
loo often the director are ', liable ' to
think he Is- not attending to-buaineea,
but Is busy seeking publicity." ......
Unable, ta seosre a photograph from
Mr. Delano, the . reporter- nought one
elsewhere. It was , gladly lent In the
belief on the part of Mr.- Delano's friend
that he was doing; th railroad official
a favor. T ...; ....Z"
', The , fellewlng- morning tha plotur
wa printed , tn two column of space,
nd a proper "send-off" given Mr. De
lano beneath th cut. On bis way down
to bl office th next morning a friend
of Mr.. Deiano' chanced to board the
game car. They paaaed the, time of day,
whereupon: th friend Inquired, "How"
stneaar ! 1 - - -" .' " .
."If a pretty good now," replied th
railroad official. . -"The period f .de
pression seem to hav passed.
, "l thought a much," declared the
friend, .''when--I seen your ad In tb
paper thla morning." . . -'
"Baw- nr what T' eiclslmed Mr.-De
la no in amsrejnent. . -
VI say," replied tli friend,, "that I
thought buslnesa Ws picking up -when
1 seen your -ad In th paper. It was
fine, fine."
"Mr ad" rasped th general manager,
when the truth dawned upon him. "Well.
I never!" i" -
"My jsskes. you , don't Mean . to fell
me It- wasn't paid for! Whew." but
wouldn't I. ilk your eund-m, with th
papers: - c
. "My sd." sighed the general mana
gvr, a hi friend sprang from th car.
"I t grow whiskers, and never, a nevey,
ft fer another photograph."' -
'I --f ''' t "'.' - -1 ' w." . . V ;;-f'V '7"' ' C', .. ...T.r..M, r
", I ' "' Don't you know that th bait Investment In a Piano : i " ". '""""''"" '' V ''-"' - r '-'; ;
-' I -i' n ia not the cheapest on you can buy, but th baat .....:. I l . :' ' . ' ' ' - AV ;, -: , y.j fV
'v preach tt iU We have at thla tint om aplendld : . 1 I , ." :. . - . 4 t " i
-4, second-hand and used Pianos at, prlc from U0 .' i; I i ,., ,; '"-..Jr i ';...'.. y r-. "
- 1 y.. ,f you jwsnt a gnnlaa Plana bargaln-yov wlliry I f - . . " .'.'""' - , .- - : '. .: -
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NICIIT ATTACK BY
JAPS IS REPULSED
Mikado's Troops Outflank' Ru
. sians.'But on Arrival of Re-. '
Inf oreements Retlrf. ,
GENERAL CRIPPENBERO : - V
;-.v.-, RELIEVED OF COMMAN D
Second Division of - Baltic Fleet
Sails Up toJoin Rojest-
rvensky's SquadronV--
(Josrsal gpeeUl BerTlre.) ' J'' '.
St. Petersburg. Feb. I. -Th Japanese
mad i night attack on tba Russian po
rtion at Chenlia un paaa ana 'up
Hanked , th Russian detachment. ' ita-Inforcement.-
however, -compolled"- the
Japanese: to Tt!r-wtth ar loss ot 100
kllled and many wounded. Th Ruaalaigj
casualtle - wer 16 ;kinea , ana (
wounded. - -, - "
General Kuropatkln reports that th
Japanese atraok on Chantan' waa - re-
pulsed. It Is a,lao stated on rauaDie
authority that General Orlppenberg ha
been asked to resign bl command; that
he refused, and will tnereior oe re
called.-. .-' -.(.,..
AVYt LOSSES.
Oyama Say Japa Xat tb Tkouaaad
aad gOav Tea TkousaaE.
tJoaraal Spedsl Berrlce.1
oklo:F'b. trr A aispatch rroml
iyams firm uman.
Ing along th Hun river when- th Rus
sian right wa driven back. Th Ru
alan force consisted of seveq divisions,
and their losses wera very heavy. Th
Jaoanasa casualties wer 7.000. JPrls-
oner stat that four regiment of Rus-j
laa Infantry wore nearly, annibuatea,
many of th companies being reduced to
SO men each, oyama estimates tne
Russian ess."11 must hav totaled
lo.ooo. ' ! '
TROOPS ARE UGLY.
Saropatkia : State japans aa lav
.'",'J'V. fom4 Ta.f iHUmmaa.-':: "
-.. (Joaraal gpeetel aervtee.) '
St. Peferaburg, Feb. I. General Kur
opatkln la stated to have wired the csar
aaking for advlc and guldanc. - it la
aUted that he reported that It would be
useless to order. his troops to advance,
es their temper -is vry ugly, th sol
dier having been Informed by th Jap
anese of th massacre at St. Petersburg.
, Th Russian. forcrmaln opposite
'the- Japanese left, occasionally . Iirirtg
-i ... n- . k.iii.
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BAZ.TXO nilT SA1XS. 1.
. (Journal gserlal Unlet.) T '
Jibuttl, Feb. . l.-rAdmlral Botro4rsky'
division of the second PSclfio squadron
sailed from her yesterday to Join Ro
Jestvensky a fleet y off - Madagascar."
Eighteen German colliers will follow, ,
BOHANNON rJINED
" AND MUST RETURN FEE
- In the municipal oourt yesterday Dr;
t. Bohannon pleaded guilty to practicing
medicine without a license and "was sen
tenced, to pay Art of ISO. Several
physician who were called to testify
refused to Stat that he wa In any way
responsible for the death of Mrs. B. R.
Edgar, who had been treated by him.
However, 'he agreed to refund th 50
fee which br husband had. pakLhlm.
:; TST OT.tlJIOTWO LIOXTS.'
a' special teat of the' electric light
that hav been installed at the foreetry
building of th Lewi and Clark fair
will be made tomorrow evening. Presi
dent M. ,W. Ooode, Vice-President I. N.
Flelschner, Secretary Henry Reed. Sec
retary to the President D. C Freeman
and others ar expected to be present.
Several skilled workmen hav been era
ployed for several weeks In wiring th
building and It I expected that the dis
play tomorrow ,nlght will be well worta
aeelng. . . -. ; '- ,.
: . Hooma vaxb sa atonr.
The ras galnt?rV A.. Moor. wluvL
wa charged with obtaining money by
false pretenses, wa dismissed In i the
municipal, court, this morning. Moore
sold a 'cigar store on Alder street for
tMO; ther4 wa 1160 Indebtedness
against the -place which h failed ' to
mention. - He was Induced to return a
portion of. th money, and because of
the settlement the case wa dismissed.
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. six Bviunras Btraxso.
. i . (Joerssl gpeelel gervic.) "
St Lnuls, Feb. -Slx of th largest
office and star buildings In East fit
Ixnile were destroyed by fir at o'clock
thla morning. Several persons were In
jured but. none Serlmi'sly. . The losses)
Josaphlne bulldlngtlo.AO: Wslsh and
7lsnheim buildings, I won each, and
other losac aggrrgatlng f 10,000. - ' "
DISPLAYS OF GKI&i
AT WHITE UOUSE
Official Receptions; . Call Forth
r;: the Most Elaborate Cos-
"turrjes ahd Gowns. ; -
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MRS. VANDERBILf HAS:5
-- JEWELRY 0FRQYAITY
Tiaras, Pendants, Crescents and
Stars, in Diamonds Mark' the
Lady's First Appearance. -
(Wuklsgtoa Bares ot The Joarsal.) I
- Washington, Feb. t. Last ysar Majsr
McCawJsy. social director at the White
House, allowed Count Maochl. charge
d'affalra of Italy, to preedd th chief
Justice of tha-Vnlted State at a Whjt
House reception. " Thla winter such mla-
takss hav . been carefully . guarded
against by sn Innovation. Mr. Jones
formerly was invited to meet th dlplo
maUo corps and he felt mightily puffed
up In oonsequence. This .winter Mr.
Jones Is simply asked to a reception at
th . Whit. House on such a data, and
th nours of coming and going ar set
from I. to 10:80, Instead of 11 under
other regime. : , . : .. y..
- - '-' Quaeatloaa f Freoedeato, -
-4-
' The president In making, thla change
hay reached the' only 'aenalble solution
of -a -growing - irritation. abort- of 'an
official proclamation . on precedence.
Since th status of no on .la really de
fined by law, especially In relation t6
that pitfall of polite iraditlon. th am-
k...oh
Mut tk. 4 i . 4n thl. nwtt wait
---Th chief Justlc has disdained io ac
cept Mr. Hay'a inUrpretation - that am
bassadors rank every official of thla
government, except th president, and
vie president. Mr. Hay only followed
th etiquette established by Prealdent
MoKlnley after the famoua controversy
between tb late Vic President Hobart
and. Sir Jallaa-Pauncafoi
merl having ainc passed away, it la a
question as to how they hav settled th
matter of precedence oetween tnem.
uionfl Faaotloaa. "
Without any' special designation, th
dlplomatlo ' levee and th reception to
the -Judiciary wer successful functions
In their Individual way. Nothing short
of a miracle could InfUs brilliancy and
life into th function for th Judges,
but the diplomat had a sprightly even
ing of the kettle-drum order. Th orrr
clal counter say that 1.I6I gussts were
admitted to th dlplomatl . reception,
but' tbyimit bave quadrupled them
solve after getting tn, for tha corridor.
tb east ronm and th atate dining room
wer. unpleasantly - crowded throughout
the evening. William K. vanuerbtlt.
I wno cam inwua.
Mrav4
lPw; fWnd the aff.lr.lmenly an-
tertalntnr-r Ha - remained" .-th entire
evening, took hi stand Just In front of
th - Marin band, - and stood smiling
benignly on th multitude.
. Taaderbll Jewelry,
. The Whit House is th place to see
clothe. ' Mr. . W. K. Vanderbllt ap
peared - la black embroidered cbtffon
ever satin duchess, and around her not.
otherwise radiant throat was a diamond
1 collar- at -least- lve- lncoes-1ong- wlth
pendant wnicn axtenaea tnre or rour
Inch ' below, , and the entire necklace
wa composed of atones a big a pea
and each shining like a star..,.. - -
In addition to this gorgeousness. die
mond-atlck pin and crescent and stars
ere everywhere dl -posed around Tier
bodice, wera fastened rnto hs garlands
of her skirt, snd a tiara , which Queen
Alexandria might envy caught her silver
sprinkled hair. This wsa the-first ap
pearance of Mrs; Vanderbllt in Washing
ton society. .
- Mrs. McK( Twombley wss resplendent
In sliver brocade and pale blue satin with
a fortund In tac draped about her skirt
snd diamond worn- a recklessly a her
sister-in-law. .-. . .
' Mrs. Pepew. whose guest th - New
Tork ladies- were, mad a brave appear
anr In an Rmpir rob of cream, white
snd Pink and a lew well selected gem.
Her entire collection, however, . would
hot equal In valu thoee that her guests
wore In their hair.. f 1 . ,
Mra Draper, wife of the forrner am
besssdor to Italy, war her string of
pearl, of such value a If seldom worn
by non-royal women.. .
Madam van Swlnderen, formerly Mia
Elisabeth Glover f thla cltyr wore a
princes rob of sapphire velvet with
h . dlamonda, pearl and-tturquolae
wnicn lormea n.r wvaainai Bin. -
Th Mlsse Keen, sister of Senator
.Kean of New Jersey, shone 11k th sun
In necklsce snd tiaras. .-.
Mlas Alio Roosevelt, whose attlr haa
always an artistic plcturesquenesa, wore
a mulITdrees, with criss-cross" Insertion
of lsce and flowing sleeves. 1 Th ronnd"
Dutch - neck would ba .hideously unbe
coming to anyone who hed .not -this
lady' besutifut throat, adorned only
with Its simple strand of pearls. Tou
put your besr foot In your beet shoe and
put this best foot foremost when- you go
to- the -Whit House. , ; ,
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Food for Thoughts -
V ' .From th New Tork Press.'
- A womsn does a lot of thinking trying
to figure out whether tha baby is going
to be a great Map or a good mnn, ,
Vh!t9 Odver
Ptchcd la Cqrtoss, itspcrity end CzZdovi CaVcr ere Prtisrvcd,
X
When, youjuse ome other brand you have good BuUersorneUmes - '
-vyiicn
The
-.Why,
jQne trial, and you win use.no otnerDrana.'.---;?, ' ;
Ask yourde'aler for White Cloverf jAccept no other l?rand.
T. S. Townsend Creamery Co.;
Jclbert
CDIIIESElLCOi'JE
THEIR YEAR
Yellow Praon Rears His Crested
; Head Amid Clouds rom y
y: Burning 9xnYL:S:i
fOM TOMS SNARL And r M
f OM TOMS
TORTURED STRINGS WAIL
Most Important Holiday in the
JiJJyesJofoplelofthe
. : Flowery Empire,; , - f
!1W1Ui laalUig . r"tom-tnma. th .weird
muslo of-stringed Instrument 'and the
exploaion bf . myriad ' ftrocrackers, th
new year was ushered In today by V"i
nese. In Second street decorations ar
prodigal; hug .la&tern hang la front
of every house; peacock feather adorn
tha portalr triangular flag, showing
dragon' heads,-, float front vry roof. '
No other holiday la so Important In
the eatlmatlori of Chinese as new year
and member of th local colony Tn the
Second atreet ouarUr hav been pre
paring for th sfsstlval for day. Pig
hav been - roasted. - Incense ha been
nrenared. losses hav been repainted;
indeed. All Chinatown U brilliant in the
glory of new raiment and smiling coun;J
tenance. . - - r- , ' "v. "
To those astr6nomleally inclined It
mi be Intereattna to know that the
Thlnaae new vear falla on tha -flrat new
moon after tb un ntr- Aquarius,
which make 4t com not befor Jn-
uarv 11 ! nor after February 1 1. v ins
ysar Is indicated by th age of th relgn-
Unt amneror. Bo h year begun today
la th thtrtjr-nrst year or tn. emperuru
Kwang auay, wnicn iraa.i.ira mw i
llah. means- Illustrious Succession," for
th emperor's own name Is too sacred to
bsrtrsed -nr-connsctloii Willi uuli an ordl'
nary event as th merging or ona year
Into another, - - ' --..: .- ' -
Th - aetaaf :jeibraUoit will eontlnu
for five days, though th feasting and
dinner parties will eontlnu fdr I days.
Every tong, or company, will celebrate
Individually and each Jos will av p
olal service before ltd particular Jo.
LEADERS HAVE BEEN
DIVORCED AT- LAST
- ... i-. 1 1 1 . ", .
fh Leader" dlvoro case, which has
"been accompanied by autt for division of
property and has been the cause of crim
inal complaint In th municipal court,
ended today when Judge Fraser granted
the wife, Augusts- B., a decree of sep
aration from Joseph 11. leaaer, -rne
findings af fact which Judge Fraser filed
show a eeriee of Indignities by Leader,
who struck hla wlf on numerous occa
sion. According to th evidence he as
saulted her with a water bucket t one
time and upon another occasion hit her
with a pies f -otovewoodr- f "
The divorc decree give uer owner
ship of all land Which were agreed-on
In th recant settlement' nd th con
trol of tha three minor children, Edwin
O.. Elmer W. and Herman A.' Loader, :
- Other.; divorcee granted' by... Judge'
Fraser, on the ground of desertion,, were:
Hugh C. Frisbl from Matilda M. Fri
ble. and O. M. Hsugh from John Haugh.
BANKER CHURCH'S BAD ' i
. v : ACCIDENT AT-SALEM
J. M. Church, the, La Grand banker. Is
lying at Bt' Vincent' hospital suffering
with a broken law and a badly bruised
eldest He wa Injured. while running
down 8alem-treet at an early hour
thla morning In en effort to catch-th
Portland bound train.
. Mr. Church had Aeen in Balem attend-,
:i' .
r J)r. B. E.j
Might
;aeBtBtf t
Seatlst that re
lieve all pain In
' dental ' operations.
May, Waahtagtoa
It, . Bereatk.
Esttor fa tha hzzt thzt can
iil'Vott"iweW., White ;P.over you have the best Butter at all times. 4
difference Is. expressed in two words"?. Certainty; and Uncertainty. yi:7:.
r,not ieTceVtain;.and "use only-White Qlovef ? r. - IzIlilj
Exdndvely b Cutter, Cbsets
Ing to buslnesa and this morning stsfted
for th train; he was late and began to
run to-th depot'-" H tripped on th
sidewalk and In falling struck heavily
on th tip of his chin.- Th fore of the
ran ma not area air. v,nurcn s cmn,
but" th right upper )aw -near the ear
waa fractured. HI-aide was also badly
bruised, and at flrat It wa feared that
several rib had been broken.. .. .
Alwaya RBrp
liefa It mm
I cxstivo trcr f-;3
CoMlaOMOey. CrfTtn 9 Day
IF YOV HAVE CATARRH
1 Tea
xxji
alete.
Tor We
OF THE FIRE AND
ale' contatiues until Saturffay,
loneer. Just SEVEN' DAYS
Just T' Days More
U which-have not btt-of f ef fRl-to Portland buyer in many
Clothbg for Men and Boys, Hats, Furnishing Goods for Men,
Women and Children, Dry Goods of all kinds, Shoes for .
; Men, Women and Children, Notions, etc, all at Absolute
7 Wholesale Cost and in many cases much'less. (A Tewf cpn-
'-tract goods! alone excepted.) ' : ',-. ,,'r;
: Most of the damaged goods are. gonethose left at a
lsmall portion of cost, while all other goods' not damaged at
x absolute' wholesalticost. until SaturdayghtrTetmiaryrli;
Men $4.00 Rubbers
v. Boots, $1.90
Men's $3 and $4 Short Rub (
ber Boots of best grades, in
: good, condition.-- rt'
Mens $5.00 Sportinsr
-"Boot3r$2.75rr:Tr
First tjiKtlity' -of Men's High'
..Top Rubber "Boots. Only!'
'';'" "'limited quantities. ? ..
" ' ' ' -, !- .".
Child's 35c Rubbers; ;
, ...;.,-'.; ;.15c.-..v;-.;;;
Sizes 7 to 10, in tbe 35c
iStorm style Rubbers.: - AH in..
. good condition.' ; r A . ':.
-Men's Shoes at $IJ00
Broken ", lots of ' good stylT.
Shoes! ; worth ' to $2.S0 the
pair.V" Nearly every sjze of ,
some style. - -
Great Bargains in Women's
and Children's Shoes. - i
, Men's Suits and
'"r , .Overcoats
Our goods are first class vith
the very smallest prices.
Suits worth $20 at. . 913.35
Suits worth $18 at.. f 11.35
Suits worth $15 at. - $10.15
Suits worth $1S at.. 7.05
Overcoats,- $5.25,- 3.15,
c 0.05. ''. , .
.V
tvtv ' rut : r n a rm nrrn n o ; POv
ma w a sr a r i a a a- a mm m r
II l.l
s u ut uu' uuuuun i n i .vq y v.t
'. Grand Avenue and East Alder St - -
U prcizss&i
Portland, Or.
ffid Ej; '.- ;
' In spite of hi InJurlss Mr. Church
arose and caught Uia train luta If
was leaving tha tatlon. Not until h -waa
aeated did he realise that he waa
badly Injured. Ne we of th accident
wa elegraph4 to- thla city, ' and dl-C
rectly upon hla arrival, lr. Church wss
Uken to tha Bt 'Vlncantfg hospital,
wher hi jaw ,waa t by Dr. Al J.
GIy. ,
eaa earwl galskly Jf yea ass SB. Xe
sm eATix&a cuts. I.
I1.M. .
by the LAUE-DAVIS tSUG CO.
SM0XE DAMAGE SALE
nigHTFebrtiaiy; llj.andlridl
more of Bargains, the like of
American Lady's :
i:jr:.r,r-,uc Corsets 'L-
; -All at Wholesale Prices." "
$2.00 Corsets';-., M.;.lv48
$1.50 Corsets M......f 1.13
$l.?5 .Corsets' v.iT. . . . 89
$1.00 Corsets .... ... . . . 77 1.
-75c Corset-a;eiKf58
.(iCOctCbrsets . .38
Best 6e and 7c Ginghams
and Calico at, yard. .; .5
Women's Coats
1 All Gd at Wholesale Cost. '
' $12,50 Coats newest - '
.'.' style- it,,,,.., .87.05
.$10.00. Coats, newest. : -.' d
style 86.10
$9.00 'Coats; newesit ; 4 . -
yf- style . t f . . .$5.45
$15-.00, Coats,r Louis XV ;-
.; style h ; . . .V. . .85.00
-Blankets, Comforts, ; Bed
spreads, Lace Curtains, Ta
ble Linen, Towels, Sheeting,
Pillows, etc. Wholesale prices
prevail;
) Women's 23c Wool -v
Hose v.t;;:it
. Women's 25c Fleeced v 'I
; Hose 14e
Boys' 20c Heavy Hose. .12
Girls' 20c Fine Hose . . . .131
-Women's and Children's Un'
derwear at Great Reductions.
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